Former NFL defensive end Hugh Douglas will plead no contest to a misdemeanor in Connecticut to avoid jail time, according to the Associated Press.

The plea will resolve a case that began in September when Douglas was charged with third-degree assault and second-degree strangulation of his girlfriend.

When the charges were filed, Douglas told police that the woman was injured while they were having "rough sex."

Douglas' attorney, Corey Brinson, told the AP on Friday that Douglas will plead no contest on Monday to a breach of peace charge.

The charges occurred just a few weeks after Douglas was fired from ESPN. Douglas was co-hosting the show Numbers Never Lie, but was fired on Aug. 13 after the network investigated an Aug. 2 incident in which he allegedly accosted co-host Michael Smith at a party while drunk.

Douglas, 42, played in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles, Jacksonville Jaguars and the New York Jets from 1995-2004. The former No. 16 overall draft pick was Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1995.